. Notes on the birds of Northamptonshire and neighbourhood . ame, and, from their solemnity of ex-pression and the grotesque attitudes which theyassume, are amongst the most satisfactory inmates ofan aviary. 17. LONG-EARED OWL Asio otus. In our immediate neighbourhood this species,though w^ell known as the Horned Owl, cannot beconsidered by any means common; in fact I cannotcall to mind having met with it on more than threeoccasions, but I am informed by Mr. A. G. Elliot, ofStamford, in a letter dated February 29,1876, that hehad received a great many from all parts, so that wemay presume that
. Notes on the birds of Northamptonshire and neighbourhood . ame, and, from their solemnity of ex-pression and the grotesque attitudes which theyassume, are amongst the most satisfactory inmates ofan aviary. 17. LONG-EARED OWL Asio otus. In our immediate neighbourhood this species,though w^ell known as the Horned Owl, cannot beconsidered by any means common; in fact I cannotcall to mind having met with it on more than threeoccasions, but I am informed by Mr. A. G. Elliot, ofStamford, in a letter dated February 29,1876, that hehad received a great many from all parts, so that wemay presume that it is not uncommon in that neigh-bourhood. I have been informed of several occurrences e2 62 THE BIRDS OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE of this bird in various parts of Northamptonshire ongood authority, and I was assured by one of LordWestmorlands gamekeepers, in August 1872, thathe had taken four young Long-eared Owls from anest in a blackthorn thicket near Morehay Lawnduring the summer of the previous year. This manwas evidently well acquainted with the species, of. ^y Loiag-eared Owl ixLobbecl by- Tits. which he gave a very accmate description. Since theabove paragraph appeared in print our decoy manbrought me a bird of this species alive that he foundhanging, caught by the feet in the net over one ofthe pipes, on October 20, 1891; I set this Owl atliberty, having in previous years liberated severalnestlings sent to me from Norfolk, Suffolk, SiuTey, AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. 53 and Hants, as soon as tliey could fly and provide forthemselves. On April 25 a nest of Long-eared Owlcontaining five eggs was found in one of our planta-tions at Lilford, but one of these eggs was cracked,as I believe, by a Squirrel, and the nest was evidentlydeserted when first discovered. Although both theparent birds remained in the immediate neighbour-hood for a considerable time, I could not hear oftheir attempting to breed again. In many parts of England, especially those in whichthere are large extents of fir-wo
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